DescriptionAbout this roleGAAPS | LatAm Fund Accounting Oversight Associate | MexicoAbout BlackRockElevate your career by joining the world's largest asset manager! Thrive in an environment that fosters positive relationships and recognises outstanding performance! We know you want to feel valued every single day and be recognised for your contribution. At BlackRock, we strive to empower our employees and effectively engage your involvement in our success. With over USD $10 trillion of assets we have an outstanding responsibility: our technology and services empower millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home and improve their financial well-being.BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.Team OverviewThe Latin America Business Operations team sits within Global Accounting and Product Services (GAAPS), one of the core functions within the Technology & Operations group at BlackRock. Our remit includes product oversight and client service, related to the locally offered solutions across the region.The team supports various groups associated with the lifecycle of services offered, collaborating with internal BlackRock teams of Portfolio Management, Investments, Portfolio Compliance, AML, Business Operations, Legal & Compliance, Sales, Client Services, Financial Reporting and Fund Accounting teams. Our goal is to provide the best in class service to our clients, for the offered services and investment solutions provided under local regulation and global capabilities of BlackRock.The Alternative Fund Controllers (AFC) team based in Mexico City, is responsible for the control and supervision of the accounting, taxes and reporting processes associated with the Mexican Alternative Funds, in accordance with the normative framework.Role Responsibility- Understand product and portfolio solutions offered to clients, legal and regulatory framework, along with the operating model and execution of the portfolio management lifecycle; defining and executing an optimal and risk-controlled service model, framed under Mexican regulation and best market practices.- Partner with Global and Local Business teams to provide local expertise (Fund accounting and fund taxes) to support different alternative funds events like creation, merges, termination and repurposes.- Build partnerships with external ecosystem by interacting with regulators, fund accounting providers, valuators, price vendors, distributors and others involved in the lifecycle of an alternative fund.- Provide local expertise (from the tax, accounting, technology and operational perspective), supporting the implementation of these instruments by the business.- Define new oversight tools and improve the oversight tools used by the team to review mutual funds valuation and taxes calculation.- Follow-up to the local regulatory agenda and analysis of impacts for the local business, especially for the mutual funds.- Consistently perform risk assessments and drive improvements to existing controls and procedures.Knowledge & Experience- Bachelor's degree required in accounting, business management, finance, economics or equivalent. CFA or CPA certifications are a plus.- Understanding lifecycle of the banking industry, financial services, traded products in exchanges, such as equity, fixed income, fair value and foreign exchange; as well as overall processes of accounting, valuation and tax of a security and a portfolio.- Highly computer-literate, with advanced Microsoft Office skills and coding skills.Qualifications and Skills:- Fluency (written and oral) in both English and Spanish required.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.- Excellent attention to detail, as well as the ability to produce accurate work and spots mistakes/errors and makes appropriate corrections.- Strong interpersonal and client service skills, problem solving, analysis and proactiveness.- Experience with investment management, investment operations, mutual funds accounting/reporting, mutual funds tax management.- Knowledge of Mexican regulation for alternative funds.- Knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards.- Robust data analysis and data visualization skills are required.Our benefitsTo help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.Our hybrid work modelBlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while suppo
